Well, some big developments today. Louis Charbonneau at Reuters reports that IAEA samples of equipment from Lavizan-Shian suggest the presence of highly enriched uranium: “Preliminary analysis by the IAEA showed traces of highly enriched uranium in the (pump) samples,” a Western diplomat accredited to the IAEA told Reuters on condition of anonymity. The former physics …
Department of Dead Horse Flogging
by | 2006-05-10 | 2 Comments
Treaties can help establish rules for state behavior which, in turn, can foster some degree of transparency and predictability in international relations. But when people just start making stuff up on the fly, it’s more difficult to predict and understand other states’ intentions. Exhibit A: US-India nuclear deal. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns, 14 March: …
National Security Archive Rocks Your Lame Ass
by | 2006-05-10 | No Comments
The National Security Archive has released several more items of note during the past few weeks: 1 A collection of documents regarding the Nixon administration’s attempts to grapple with the Israeli nuclear weapons program. 2 A series of documents describing the controversy surrounding various interpretations of the Vela incident. 3 This series of documents detailing …
